Intrapersonal Communication

Definition: Communication with ones self

Self-concept and Dimensions of Self

Self: Ones own sense of individuality, personal characteristics, motivations, and actions.
Self-concept: What we perceive ourselves to be. Social comparisons: Evaluating ourselves in relation to our peers of similar status, similar characteristics, or similar qualities.

Interpersonal Needs
Affection: Related to the need for appreciation. Personal individual: The Underpersonals: person who strikes a People who seek healthy balance in terms of limited interaction human interaction. Abdicrats: People Control: The ability to who shift the burn influence people and of responsibility from themselves to events. others. Autocratic: Self-directed Undersocials: in terms of control. People who are Social person: Person less likely to seek who strikes a healthy interaction, may balance between being prefer smaller withdrawn and being the groups, and will generally not be constant center of found on center attention.
stage

Overpersonals: People who have a strong need to be liked and constantly seek attention from others. Democrats: People who share the need for control between the individual and the group. Oversocials: People who crave the spotlight of attention and are highly motivated to seek belonging.

Social Penetration Theory

We fear that which we do not

know

Social Penetration Theory

Self-disclosure: Information, thoughts, or feelings we tell others about ourselves that they would not otherwise know. Principles:
Self-disclosure usually moves in small steps; Self-disclosure moves from impersonal to intimate Self-disclosure is reciprocal

dyadic effect: the expectation that when we reveal something about

ourselves, others will reciprocate. Self-disclosure involves risk Self-disclosure involves trust

Interpersonal relationship: communication between two people.

Rituals of Conversation and Interviews

Conversation as a ritual

Initiation: Preview: Talking points: Feedback:.

Closing:

Conflict in the Work Environment

Conflict: The physical or psychological struggle associated with the perception of opposing or incompatible goals, desires, demands, wants or needs.